PART FOUR
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It's because of the way I'm feeling
It's something I never dreamed
And our love has a different meaning
It took so long to reveal but now I know it
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But the worst time she'd ever gone through, reflected Lina, was when Gourry'd been kidnapped by Phibrizo to lure her to Sairaag. She'd never realised how attached she'd gotten to her "protector" until he'd been taken away from her…
They'd almost not made it that time.
Of all people, it had been Martina who'd made Lina finally see the truth, and ultimately, wrest them all back from the edge of their own destruction and destruction of their entire world.
Tears filled Lina's eyes, threatening to overflow as she recalled what Martina had said to her just before Phibrizo had killed the green-haired girl and encased her in crystal.
"You want to save him, don't you? Gourry... You love him, don't you...? Be honest with your own feelings... Even if the entire world is destroyed, it doesn't matter, does it..."
And in that one moment, Lina had made her choice. It'd been the hardest, most daunting decision she'd ever had to make – and yet, at the same time, it had felt strangely…natural, somehow. Natural to risk everything she had, everything she was, for the slim chance that somehow, she'd be able to get Gourry back.
Gourry.
Her companion, her protector, her friend. And…more?
She'd chosen him over everything else. Over the entire world. She'd followed her heart, and sacrificed herself, her entire being, to save him.
Impatiently brushing away a tear that had had the audacity to escape, Lina sighed. Just what exactly is my heart trying to tell me…?
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Gourry nervously pushed open the rickety wooden door.
"…Lina?"
Experience – of a rather painful variety – should have taught the blonde swordsman that you never, never walk into Lina Inverse's room without announcing yourself, or at least knocking, first. Especially not when Lina Inverse was upset.
But then again, Gourry had never been a very fast learner.
Author's note:
Just wanna say a big thank you to platinum man & Rei_Firestar for their reviews…and yup, I'll try to finish this fic soon! =)
